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Webster 1913 Edition
Labiate
La′bi-ate
,Verb.
T.
To labialize.
Brewer.
La′bi-ate
,Adj.
[NL.
labiatus
, fr. L. labium
lip.] (Bot.)
(a)
Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip.
(b)
Belonging to a natural order of plants (
Labiatæ
), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs. La′bi-ate
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A plant of the order
Labiatæ
. Webster 1828 Edition
Labiate
LA'BIATE
,Definition 2024
labiate
labiate
English
Adjective
labiate (comparative more labiate, superlative most labiate)
- Having lips or liplike parts.
- (botany, of flowers such as the snapdragon) Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts.
- (botany) of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).
Translations
having lips
|
having corolla divided into two liplike parts
|
belonging to the mint family
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Noun
labiate (plural labiates)
Translations
plant of mint family
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Verb
labiate (third-person singular simple present labiates, present participle labiating, simple past and past participle labiated)
- To labialize.
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